When I adjust the Balance or Fade slider in Sound Settings, any music that is currently playing becomes corrupted with beeps and clicks until I stop and restart the music. A screencast is attached.
This happens while playing music using Totem, VLC, and Amarok in Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 12.10.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zcommon znvpair zavl zunicode
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC1: ak 3357 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC0: ak 3357 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: ak 3357 F...m pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: ak 3357 F...m pulseaudio
Date: Tue Oct 16 12:18:41 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120926)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH
Symptom_Jack: Green Line Out, Rear
Symptom_Type: Sound works for a while, then breaks
Title: [To Be Filled By O.E.M., Realtek ALC898, Green Line Out, Rear] fails after a while
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/15/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P1.80
dmi.board.name: Z77 Extreme4
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.80:bd06/15/2012:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnZ77Extreme4:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
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